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When we visited the home of gunslingers Belle Starr & the Dalton Gang

Kelly Kazek

  What kind of honeymoon is it if you don’t visit the homes of Old West outlaws, as well as an authentic marshal’s office? Actually, Sweetums and I never intended to visit the homes of Belle Starr and the Dalton Gang; as with many of our discoveries, it just happened. We were traveling through Missouri… Continue reading When we visited the home of gunslingers Belle Starr & the Dalton Gang

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Little-known facts about TV’s ‘Dark Shadows’

Kelly Kazek

Sweetums and I were watching a 1960s black-and-white horror movie the other night in which scenes were cloaked in heavy fog. It reminded me of the old “Dark Shadows” shows my big brother Doofus and I would watch after school.  The show ran from 1966-1971 so it would have been in reruns by that time.… Continue reading Little-known facts about TV’s ‘Dark Shadows’

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Highly questionable candies from our childhoods

Kelly Kazek

Remember candy cigarettes? Today, we all wonder “Who thought that was a good idea?” At the time, of course, those cigarettes made for good old-fashioned pretending (although that chalky taste was more like a Tums than candy). After I mentioned some potentially deadly toys on Friday, I was thinking of the questionable candies from our… Continue reading Highly questionable candies from our childhoods